ياO هِندُHind ياO أُختَsister of بِنيthe sons of الصارِدِal-Sarid
يا هِندُ يا أُختَ بِني الصارِدِ
ماnot أَناI بِالباقيone who remains وَلاnor الخالِدِone who lives forever
ما أَنا بِالباقي وَلا الخالِدِ
O Hind, O sister of the sons of al-Sarid,
O Hind, O sister of the piercing lancers
I am not one to remain, nor to live forever.
I am neither everlasting nor immortal
إِنif أمسI reach evening لاnot أَملِكُI own شَيئاًanything فَقَدyet indeed
إِن أمس لا أَملِكُ شَيئاً فَقَد
أَملِكُI command أَمرَthe affairs of المِنسِرِthe raiding band الحارِدِfierce
أَملِكُ أَمرَ المِنسِرِ الحارِدِ
If I reach evening owning nothing, yet I have
If yesterday I own nothing, I still
commanded the fierce raiding band,
Rule the fate of the swift piercing arrow
بِالضايِعِon the long-striding steed (uncertain reading) الضابِطِcontrolling تَقريبُهُhis canter
بِالضايِعِ الضابِطِ تَقريبُهُ
إِذwhen وَنَتِflagged الخَيلُthe horses وَذوand possessed of الشاهِدِthe distinguishing mark
إِذ وَنَتِ الخَيلُ وَذو الشاهِدِ
on the long-striding steed, steady in his canter,
With the lost regiment, bringing it close
when the horses flag—a steed bearing a distinguishing mark—
When the horses neigh and the witness appears
عَبلَstout الذِراعَينِboth forelegs سَليمُsound الشَظاthe splint bones
عَبلَ الذِراعَينِ سَليمُ الشَظا
كَالسَيِّدِlike a wolf تَحتَunder القِرَّةِthe bitter cold الصارِدِchilled
كَالسَيِّدِ تَحتَ القِرَّةِ الصارِدِ
stout in both forelegs, sound in his splint bones,
With both arms ready, sound in his zeal
like a chilled wolf in the bitter cold.
Like a lord under the towering pole
يَطعَنُhe thrusts فيagainst المِسحَلِthe bit حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen
يَطعَنُ في المِسحَلِ حَتّى إِذا
ماindeed (emphatic particle) بَلَغَreached الفارِسُthe rider بِالساعِدِwith his forearm
ما بَلَغَ الفارِسُ بِالساعِدِ
He strains against the bit until, when
He thrusts in the battle until when
the rider reaches forward with his forearm,
The horseman reaches the elbow
جَدَhe finds سَبوحاًa swimming galloper غَيرَwithout ذيhaving سَقطَةٍa stumble
جَدَ سَبوحاً غَيرَ ذي سَقطَةٍ
مُستَفرِغٍexpending مَيعَتَهُhis initial rush of speed واعِدِpromising more
مُستَفرِغٍ مَيعَتَهُ واعِدِ
he finds a swimming galloper, never stumbling,
He finds Sabbouh without blemish
pouring out his first rush of speed, promising more.
Disgorging his bile, vigilant
يَصيدُكَhe hunts for you العَيرُthe wild ass بِرَفِّwith a sip of النَداthe dew
يَصيدُكَ العَيرُ بِرَفِّ النَدا
يَحفِرُhe digs فيinto مُبتَكِرِthe first rain of الراعِدِthe thundercloud
يَحفِرُ في مُبتَكِرِ الراعِدِ
He catches the wild ass for you on a sip of dew,
The camel caravan hunts you at dawn
digging into the thundercloud's first rain.
Digging in the early thunder
يُعقَدُare tied فيaround الجيدِthe neck عَلَيهِon him الرُقىprotective charms
يُعقَدُ في الجيدِ عَلَيهِ الرُقى
مِنout of خيفَةِfear of الأَنفُسِevil eyes وَالحاسِدِand the envious one
مِن خيفَةِ الأَنفُسِ وَالحاسِدِ
Protective charms are tied about his neck,
Amulets are tied on him for protection
for fear of evil eyes and the envious one.
From frightened souls and the envious
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.